An electrician works on power-distribution equipment at a construction site. Copper wire and cable prices rose 7.3% in May and were 24.2% higher than a year earlier, helping drive a sharp increase in ...

The TommyCart, a durable, bar-coded, welded-steel recycling wagon made in Philadelphia, is popping up at U.S. construction sites from the Wanamaker Building’s apartment conversion in Center City to ...

Bedrock Robotics, led by a veteran of Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous tech unit, is emerging from stealth with $80 million and plans to make heavy construction equipment work around-the-clock without human ...